78 Books Written in ALL CAPS

Why would anyone create a list of books written in ALL CAPS? If you're teaching a Waldorf first grader, you need books written all in caps! Montessori starts children out with lowercase cursive letters (to prevent reversals) and Waldorf starts children out with uppercase block letters (for the same reason). So, what do you do when your child knows all 26 and wants to read something? Give him/her one of these books!

~ UPDATE ~
Because so many people have found this post helpful,
I've also put together a list of Games & Actitivies in ALL CAPS.

If you're getting ready to teach this block, join my Capital Letters course... or check out the full First Grade Immersive Experience!

I am eager to expand this list, so let me know what else you find!

Oink
by Arthur Geisert

Oink Oink
by Arthur Geisert

Thunderstorm
by Arthur Geisert

Hiccup
by Mercer Mayer

Blue Hat, Green Hat
by Sandra Boynton

Blue Sky White Stars
by Sarvinder Naberhaus

Count and See
by Tana Hoban

La Llorona: Counting Down
by Patty Rodriguez & Arlana Stein

The Jungle Book: An Animals Primer
by Jennifer Adams

An Apartment House Close Up
by Peter Schaaf

Gravity
by Jason Chin

Sector 7
by David Wiesner

Mr. Wuffles
by David Wiesner

The Tale of the Little, Little Old Woman
by Elsa Beskow
older version ONLY, not the newer version
look for ISBN 0-86315-079-9

Mud Book: How to Make Pies and Cakes
by John Cage & Lois Long

In the Night Kitchen
by Maurice Sendak

Vegetables in Underwear
by Jared Chapman

Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z
by Lois Ehlert

Too Pickley!
by Jean Reidy

Too Purpley!
by Jean Reidy

Too Princessy!
by Jean Reidy

Ed Emberley's Great Thumbprint Drawing Book
by Ed Emberley

Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals
by Ed Emberley

Ed Emberley's Drawing Book: Make a World
by Ed Emberley

Ed Emberley's Big Red Drawing Book
by Ed Emberley

Ed Emberley's Big Green Drawing Book
by Ed Emberley

Ed Emberley's Big Purple Drawing Book
by Ed Emberley

How to Draw Monsters and More Scary Stuff
by Ed Emberley

Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Faces
by Ed Emberley

Cars Go
by Steve Light

Trucks Go
by Steve Light

Diggers Go
by Steve Light

Draw Here: An Activity Book
by Hervé Tullet

The Scribble Book: An Activity Book
by Hervé Tullet

10 Times 10
by Hervé Tullet

Pink Lemon
by Hervé Tullet

The Game of Shadows
by Hervé Tullet

The Game of Light
by Hervé Tullet

The Eyes Game
by Hervé Tullet

The Game of Finger Worms
by Hervé Tullet

The Good Morning Game
by Hervé Tullet

The Finger Sports Game
by Hervé Tullet

The Finger Circus Game
by Hervé Tullet

The Finger Travel Game
by Hervé Tullet

The Game of Red, Yellow, and Blue
by Hervé Tullet

Imagine
by Hervé Tullet

Press Here
by Hervé Tullet

Mix It Up!
by Hervé Tullet

Let's Play!
by Hervé Tullet

Say Zoop!
by Hervé Tullet

The Game of Sculpture / The Giant Game of Sculpture
by Hervé Tullet
technically, this book (available in 2 sizes) is wordless, but the instructions on the back cover are written in all caps, so I'm going to count it

Blankie
by Ben Clanton

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea!
by Ben Clanton (book #1)

Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt
by Ben Clanton (book #2)

Peanut Butter and Jelly
by Ben Clanton (book #3)

Narwhal's Otter Friend
by Ben Clanton (book #4)

Happy Narwhalidays
by Ben Clanton (book #5)

Narwhal's School of Awesomeness
by Ben Clanton (book #6)

Narwhalicorn and Jelly
by Ben Clanton (book #7)

A Super Scary Narwhalloween
by Ben Clanton (book #8)

How Whales Walked into the Sea
by Faith McNulty

Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois
by Amy Novesky

Albrecht Dürer
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Diego Rodrigue de Silva y Velasquez
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Frederic Remington
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Henri Matisse
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Henri Rousseau
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Leonardo da Vinci
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Marc Chagall
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Michelangelo Buonarroti
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Pablo Picasso
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Paul Gauguin
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Paul Klee
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Pierre-Auguste Renoir
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Raphael Sanzio
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Rembrandt Van Rijn
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Vincent van Gogh
by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Ben Clanton's website even includes a "Behind the Books" page written in ALL CAPS describing the writing process and his journey of creating the Narwhal & Jelly books and having them published. It's really interesting!

I'm not including them in this list, but of course there are also lots of comic book options. I am particularly fond of Peanuts and Calvin & Hobbes.

Special Note

These four beautiful books by Maryjo Koch have occasional cursive captions for illustrations, or fancy starting initials at the beginning of a paragraph, but the text is all in capital letters. And there's a lot of text too, so there are plenty of words for children to practice, illustrated with watercolor paintings.

I think these would be ideal for a transition at the end of the summer, just heading into Second Grade. We are starting our Second Grade year with the lowercase letters and -- specifically -- an introduction to fountain pens and Chancery Script. Seeing some of of her fancy and beautiful letters sprinkled throughout the text will be sure to pique interest!

Of course, they're also wonderful for Second Grade Nature Study.

If you're interested in Chancery Script, I have a Ruzuku course for it!

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